California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022

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Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in California
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+8
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 23rd Congressional District of California, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 23

Incumbent Jay Obernolte defeated Derek Marshall in the general election for U.S. House California District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte (R)
 
61.0
 
103,197
Image of Derek Marshall
Derek Marshall (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.0
 
65,908

Total votes: 169,105
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 23

Incumbent Jay Obernolte and Derek Marshall defeated Blanca Azucena Gomez in the primary for U.S. House California District 23 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte (R)
 
60.9
 
57,988
Image of Derek Marshall
Derek Marshall (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.8
 
20,776
Image of Blanca Azucena Gomez
Blanca Azucena Gomez (D)
 
17.3
 
16,516

Total votes: 95,280
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Voting information

See also: Voting in California

Election information in California: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 24, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 24, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 24, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 10, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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-Green New Deal

-Medicare For All -Jobs Guarantee -Racial Justice -Housing Justice -Ending Homelessness -Ending the War on Drugs -Taxing the Rich

I don’t think there’s any one approach or characteristic that makes a person a strong elected official—again, diversity is a good thing. Having some folks in the mix who are great at giving speeches and some who are great at the nitty-gritty of writing policy and some who are good at coalition-building: all these are necessary and more! As for what I think will make me successful in office? I’m good at finding nerdy policy solutions for problems that disproportionately affect less-resourced folks. The non-profit I founded to work with the UN basically worked to make United Nations planning and information resources more broadly accessible in order to help smaller countries (and their tiny diplomatic corps) participate fully in the UN’s global goals. Are well-translated, well-indexed databases the coolest solution to the highest-profile problem? Of course not, but it changed millions of lives. I believe that we can work together on domestic policy solutions, too.
I love talking to people, I love trying to find creative ways to solve problems of all sizes, but most of all, I am great at bringing people together and building coalitions so that all voices are heard. I don’t need the glamorous committee appointments or the hotshot talking head interviews; I just want to roll up my sleeves and get into the nitty-gritty of policy, planning, and administration, because those processes hold a lot of power to improve people’s lives in very real ways.
I would like to see society be more equitable, more just, more liberated, and more sustainable and I’d like to be remembered as having a part in that. I wouldn’t mind being remembered as a guy who helped make bullet trains happen on the West Coast, either!
Coming out as gay was incredibly difficult. Even 20 years ago, when I was in high school, the world was very different than it is today, and coming out in my 20s was something that was a real struggle for me. I was done hiding who I was, and I didn’t want to do that any longer. Being gay doesn’t define me on its own any more than having blue eyes does, but it is a big part of my own history, and my experience does inform some of the ways I approach people who are struggling and the ways I look to fix systems that keep people from living healthy, happy lives.
Diversity of all kinds is incredibly important in the House of Representatives. This includes both identity diversity and diversity of lived experience. It’s great to have some folks in the mix with deep experience doing specific legislative work, but it’s also great to have nurses and teachers and firefighters and farmers and bartenders. Multiple perspectives create good policy.
It’s becoming clear to everyone—even CEOs of big energy companies—that a transition away from fossil fuels is necessary and imminent. The question is really how we make that transition. Do we invest in the working class and create good new union jobs? Do we prioritize the communities that have been the most harmed by climate disaster and industrial waste products? Do we put our folks to work by building out infrastructure that will make our daily lives better and our entire economy more productive and resilient? Or do we let big corporations take the lead and put themselves and their profits first yet again? Now is the time for bold leadership that puts people first.
It would be my honor to serve where I’m needed most, but my specific skills, interests, education, and expertise would be useful on Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources; and Science, Space, and Technology; and my background working in a policy capacity alongside the UN would be useful on any of the administrative/internal structure-type committees, like Oversight and Reform, House Administration, or Ways and Means.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn’t a representative, of course, so I can’t say FDR, but Bernie Sanders certainly was and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow members of the Squad are, as are Katie Porter, Lauren Underwood, and Mondaire Jones. There are some brilliant, brave lawmakers in the House of Representatives today, and a lot of potential for great work.
It’s not the out-of-the-ordinary stories that tend to get me, it’s the fact that so many people’s regular stories are so similar and that we’re seeing so many of the same struggles over and over again, all of which are things that can and should be fixed by good policy. Why do our kids have crumbling school buildings and overworked teachers? Why are people having to drive an hour in each direction to find a job with benefits? Why are hospital bills bankrupting previously-stable families? There are systemic solutions to all of these things and so much more, but we have to fight for them together.
The wealth gap in this country is obscene and the pandemic kicked it into overdrive. It’s time for a serious increase of marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, and if we do that, our options open wide up. We saw how powerful a handful of stimulus checks were in stimulating the economy and keeping folks in their homes. Why don’t we put more money into the hands of working people and less into tax breaks for billion-dollar companies?



Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Jay Obernolte Republican Party $1,060,461 $759,890 $367,653 As of December 31, 2022
Blanca Azucena Gomez Democratic Party $1,389 $1,743 $540 As of December 31, 2022
Derek Marshall Democratic Party $956,859 $942,608 $14,251 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]

Race ratings: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
California U.S. House All candidates 40-60 $1,740.00 3/11/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

California District 23
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

California District 23
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, California
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
California's 1st 39.2% 58.3% 41.1% 56.4%
California's 2nd 73.5% 24.0% 73.6% 23.9%
California's 3rd 47.9% 49.7% 46.2% 51.6%
California's 4th 67.1% 30.5% 72.4% 25.3%
California's 5th 42.7% 55.0% 43.9% 53.7%
California's 6th 57.9% 39.4% 55.6% 41.9%
California's 7th 67.4% 30.3% 70.3% 27.2%
California's 8th 76.0% 22.0% 54.9% 42.7%
California's 9th 55.2% 42.6% 50.3% 47.4%
California's 10th 68.6% 29.3% 74.3% 23.6%
California's 11th 86.3% 11.7% 86.1% 11.9%
California's 12th 89.3% 8.6% 88.9% 9.0%
California's 13th 54.3% 43.4% 57.9% 39.9%
California's 14th 71.7% 26.2% 71.5% 26.4%
California's 15th 77.7% 20.4% 77.7% 20.5%
California's 16th 75.4% 22.4% 76.4% 21.3%
California's 17th 72.7% 25.3% 72.5% 25.5%
California's 18th 71.0% 26.9% 70.0% 27.9%
California's 19th 68.7% 29.1% 72.7% 25.0%
California's 20th 36.4% 61.3% 40.5% 57.1%
California's 21st 59.1% 38.8% 58.8% 38.9%
California's 22nd 55.3% 42.3% 54.4% 43.5%
California's 23rd 43.9% 53.7% 43.6% 54.0%
California's 24th 63.3% 34.3% 60.7% 36.9%
California's 25th 56.7% 41.4% 55.9% 42.3%
California's 26th 58.9% 39.0% 61.4% 36.5%
California's 27th 55.1% 42.7% 54.0% 43.9%
California's 28th 66.1% 31.9% 67.2% 30.8%
California's 29th 74.5% 23.2% 74.1% 23.7%
California's 30th 72.2% 26.0% 70.9% 27.2%
California's 31st 64.5% 33.4% 65.2% 32.8%
California's 32nd 69.5% 28.7% 68.7% 29.4%
California's 33rd 61.5% 36.2% 58.8% 38.9%
California's 34th 81.0% 16.7% 80.8% 16.9%
California's 35th 62.7% 35.1% 65.1% 32.6%
California's 36th 71.0% 26.9% 69.0% 29.0%
California's 37th 85.7% 12.4% 84.3% 13.8%
California's 38th 64.1% 33.9% 65.6% 32.3%
California's 39th 62.0% 35.8% 61.7% 36.1%
California's 40th 49.9% 48.0% 54.1% 44.0%
California's 41st 48.6% 49.7% 45.3% 52.7%
California's 42nd 71.7% 25.9% 77.1% 20.6%
California's 43rd 80.8% 17.0% 76.9% 20.9%
California's 44th 72.9% 24.7% 78.4% 19.2%
California's 45th 52.1% 46.0% 49.7% 48.2%
California's 46th 64.1% 33.7% 64.3% 33.5%
California's 47th 54.5% 43.4% 54.6% 43.3%
California's 48th 42.7% 55.0% 45.0% 52.7%
California's 49th 54.6% 43.2% 55.2% 42.5%
California's 50th 65.4% 32.2% 63.4% 34.2%
California's 51st 62.5% 35.2% 67.0% 30.9%
California's 52nd 67.4% 30.5% 66.9% 30.9%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

For the first time since at least 2014, every U.S. House district in California had scheduled a contested primary election following the 2022 candidate filing deadline. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.

In 2022, 265 candidates filed to run for California's 52 congressional districts, including 112 Democrats, 126 Republicans, and 27 independent and third party candidates. That's 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.9 in 2018. This figure increased partly due to a larger number of candidates but also because the number of congressional districts in California decreased by one following the 2020 census.

Forty-seven incumbents filed for re-election, all of whom were set to face primary challengers as of the candidate filing deadline, another first since at least 2014. Five districts were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run there. Four incumbents did not seek re-election and one—Rep. Devin Nunes (R)—resigned early. Nunes' retirement triggered a special election for June 7. No candidates in the special election filed to run in the regularly-scheduled general election, meaning the winner of the special election would only serve in Congress until Jan. 3, 2023.

Nine candidates filed to run in the 30th District, more than any other. This includes three Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D), four Republicans, one American Independent Party candidate, and one Green Party candidate.

As of the filing deadline, no districts were guaranteed to either party because both Democrats and Republicans filed to run in all 52. However, under California's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made California's 23rd the 169th most Republican district nationally.[9]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in California's 23rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
43.9% 53.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in California, 2020

California presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R P[10] D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in California and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for California
California United States
Population 37,253,956 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 155,857 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 59.7% 72.5%
Black/African American 5.8% 12.7%
Asian 14.5% 5.5%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Other (single race) 14% 4.9%
Multiple 4.9% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 39% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 83.3% 88%
College graduation rate 33.9% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $75,235 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 13.4% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 42 44
Republican 0 11 11
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 53 55

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in California, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State Democratic Party Shirley Weber
Attorney General Democratic Party Rob Bonta

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the California State Legislature as of November 2022.

California State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 31
     Republican Party 9
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

California State Assembly

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 60
     Republican Party 19
     Independent 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 80

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, California was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

California Party Control: 1992-2022
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D S R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D


District history

2020

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 23

Incumbent Kevin McCarthy defeated Kim Mangone in the general election for U.S. House California District 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy (R)
 
62.1
 
190,222
Image of Kim Mangone
Kim Mangone (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.9
 
115,896

Total votes: 306,118
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 23

Incumbent Kevin McCarthy and Kim Mangone advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 23 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy (R)
 
66.5
 
107,897
Image of Kim Mangone
Kim Mangone (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.5
 
54,375

Total votes: 162,272
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2018

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 23

Incumbent Kevin McCarthy defeated Tatiana Matta in the general election for U.S. House California District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy (R)
 
63.7
 
131,113
Image of Tatiana Matta
Tatiana Matta (D)
 
36.3
 
74,661

Total votes: 205,774
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 23

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 23 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy (R)
 
68.8
 
81,633
Image of Tatiana Matta
Tatiana Matta (D)
 
12.6
 
14,935
Image of Wendy Reed
Wendy Reed (D)
 
10.1
 
11,974
Image of Mary Helen Barro
Mary Helen Barro (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
6,363
James Davis (Independent)
 
1.7
 
2,076
Image of Kurtis Wilson
Kurtis Wilson (D)
 
1.4
 
1,691

Total votes: 118,672
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Kevin McCarthy (R) defeated Wendy Reed (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McCarthy and Reed defeated Ken Mettler (R) and Gerald Morris (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[11][12]

U.S. House, California District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 69.2% 167,116
     Democratic Wendy Reed 30.8% 74,468
Total Votes 241,584
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 23 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 55.5% 76,166
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Reed 27.4% 37,696
     Republican Ken Mettler 12.9% 17,738
     Republican Gerald Morris 4.2% 5,734
Total Votes 137,334
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 23rd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Kevin McCarthy (R) defeated Raul Garcia (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 23 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 74.8% 100,317
     Democratic Raul Garcia 25.2% 33,726
Total Votes 134,043
Source: California Secretary of State
U.S. House, California District 23 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 99.1% 58,334
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Garcia (Write-in) 0.5% 313
     Republican Mike Biglay (Write-in) 0.3% 157
     Independent Ronald L. Porter (Write-in) 0.1% 36
     Libertarian Gail Lightfoot (Write-in) 0.1% 31
Total Votes 58,871
Source: California Secretary of State

See also

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Voting in California
California elections:
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Democratic primary battlegrounds
Republican primary battlegrounds
U.S. Senate Democratic primaries
U.S. Senate Republican primaries
U.S. House Democratic primaries
U.S. House Republican primaries
U.S. Congress elections
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House elections
Special elections
Ballot access

External links

Footnotes

  1. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  2. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  3. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  7. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  8. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  9. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  10. Progressive Party
  11. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  12. The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016


Senators
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)